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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is it arranged for Desiderio to stay in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
(a) The Chapel.
(b) Dr. Hoffman's house.
(c) The bed and breakfast.
(d) The Mayor's Mansion.

2. Which among the females in the circus did Desiderio befriend in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
(a) The Bearded Woman.
(b) The Amazonian Woman.
(c) The Dwarf Woman.
(d) The Mermaid.

3. What does Desiderio discover upon emerging from his hiding place in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
(a) A landslide.
(b) Snow falling.
(c) A great flood.
(d) A rainbow.

4. Where does Desiderio go after leaving the Mayor's Mansion in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight?
(a) The cathedral.
(b) The promenade.
(c) Back to his home.
(d) The Town Hall.

5. What do the acrobats appear to juggle in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?
(a) Their body parts.
(b) Kittens and puppies.
(c) Swords.
(d) Knives.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what heritage is Desiderio?

2. What had Desiderio always felt ashamed of?

3. When was Angela Carter born?

4. What were many of the Indians' customers aware of, which they used against them?

5. How does Desiderio discover the act of the acrobats is achieved in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Desiderio expect of his engagement in Chapter 3, The River People? What reality does he find?

2. What does Desiderio discover after leaving his cave in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire? What is his reaction?

3. Why have the villagers invited the carnival to their town at the last stop in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire? What does Desiderio do there?

4. What leads to Desiderio's fugitive status in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight? What foreshadowing is in this chapter?

5. What does Desiderio learn from the Professor in Chapter 4, The Acrobats of Desire about the peep show?

6. How did the war against Dr. Hoffman begin, according to Desiderio? How did the Minister become involved?

7. How does Desiderio describe the effects of Dr. Hoffman's machines in Chapter 1, The City Under Siege?

8. Who does Desiderio find floating in the river in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight? What discovery does this lead to?

9. Who raised Desiderio? How did his heritage shape his character?

10. Where does Desiderio go after talking with the Professor in Chapter 2, The Mansion of Midnight? Why? Where does he stay?

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